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I think at its most fundamental level, its basis, logic is what we call our description of the way reality works. The physical world has consistent pa...

I didnt say they were property. I didnt say or imply the children didnt have rights, i said they only have rights that we grant them, like all people.

Precisely.

“Respect for other views than your own.“ I don’t know about that, some views are not worthy of respect. Also, you listed healthy critique against yiur...

Well, ONE of us needs to play devils advocate here... So, what dominion does one have over its own creations? When a human produces a child, the child...

Is it wrong to rob a human of its freedom? That is what you are doing if you flip that switch.

Yes, a much trickier question. For the purposes of the question though, we need not parse the waters of what reason is and where it comes from, we onl...

Yes, I specifically kept the reference to “same as human” so that my response would cover anyones seperate thoughts on human free will. Whatever your ...

If it is switched into “cant resist commands” mode then the one giving the commands is responsible fir its actions, if the switch is in “same as human...

It is as free, deserving of freedom and deserving of human rights as a human. The fact that it has a switch changes nothing. Humans have switches too....

Ah I see. Well it would depend on how the concept is being applied to the development of experiences. Likewise, the significance that role conception ...

I think it can obviously either or. It could be both at the same time. Do you mean to make a distinction between something happening in ones imaginati...

Sounds like we’ve had some similar exposure. I think rather than whats missing, I think its about whats present, which I would broadly categorise as s...

Thanks, seems like a lively place

Just teach them good critical thinking. Morals will follow.

I see. Thanks, i was just curious, Im new and am still feeling the place out. Im open to any idea really, but not obnoxious, pointless grandstanding a...

Ok, i understand. Why does reason have to be a human created thing? Aren’t you just assuming that? I don’t see why it couldnt be like morality, a stan...

Im curious about the guy who got banned for racist views. The quote provided indicates he was talking about black people being less intelligent than w...

Big difference between it being reasonable and sensible that it IS, and that it MAY BE. Do you intend the former to be a claim you are making or was i...

Oops, firgot to tag you in that last post.

It would depend on what you mean by god, but I think I see what you are getting at. You would be describing a deistic position by calling it god, not ...

Im made no comment in the reasonableness of the argument, you are simply mis-applying it. It is an argument about a first cause or mover. It is a reas...

I agree with you on your points to Rank Amateur, there is no connecting tissue betweeen the first mover and sny theistic god that I know of and in fac...

You actually cherry picked that bit out now that I look back. Why did you do that? Why didnt you address the other points that I made in the same post...

The sense of following evidence and logic to the truth is not what atheism is. Atheist does not include ANY beliefs. Those are the province of each in...

Sorry, Christoffer. Apologies.

The term atheist does not refer to anyones dedication to the truth. That is not what it describes Christoff. Following the truth is one thing, atheism...

Atheism isnt a claim about anything. It is not a system of any kind, nor a way of viewing the world. You guys are getting it wrong on both sides here....

Hmmm, I wouldnt call that theism. You are basically proffering first cause/unmoved mover? The nature of such a thing need not be a god, it could just ...

Ill give it a shot. What god are we talking about, and what theism would you mean here..any belief in god or gods? Do I get to pick one and show it is...

Well, he is saying “unreasonable” according to reason as atheists define it. Apparently he has some other version but hasnt bothered to define it. Per...

Ok, I see what you mean. Under that definition, its hard to imagine what would be convincing. There would be other possibilities than god as an explan...

Well isnt a breach in the laws of nature the exact thing “supernatural” is meant to describe?

That seems pretty close to saying that the “supernatural” is impossible by definition, is that right? You didn't get to finish your OP, so its unclear...

Can you explain that a bit more? Not surevwhat you mean.

Thats not really a definition. Thats one way you wouldnt define reason. Fair enough. How DO you define reason.

Well, how do YOU define reason?

I am new to the forum, in what way have you been censored? Were there reasons given?

Well, some atheists go further, but that is representitive of the individual atheist, not atheism and what the word means. For example, an atheist cou...

Im new to the forum, And sense im missing some previous discussion points but... Why is this YOUR kind of atheism? As far as I can tell, your just des...

I see. Well, im not sure that logic is sound. I can make a claim that someone existed, for contrast lets say someone we know is fictional like Harry P...

Im not sure what you mean... There is substantial, overwhelming even, evidence that Alexander the Great existed. It is corroborated by a mountain of h...

In the interests of strengthening your argument, I offer these criticisms. I think you make a mistake right out of the gate with 1., which I take to b...

I dont know about that, there is more evidence Plato actually existed than there is for Socrates. Of course, Im fairly skeptical about the accounts of...

To the OP: It is possible for someone to believe in a god, and believe morality can only come from god, and still believe in secularism. Secularism is...